The use of unpaid internships in the human rights sector has ballooned in recent years. While human rights bodies have employed interns in a general work experience capacity for decades, the last few years…

Some companies have been known to treat interns as free labour instead of skilling them. But employment rates suggest internships are still worthwhile.
Shutterstock18 novembre 2014

In Australia, interns rarely get paid. Students and prospective employees undertake internships in order to skill themselves in the industry they wish to work in and to get a foot in the door. Issues arise…

Students at last February’s London Fashion Week.
SUARTS16 février 2014

It is often said that, without interns, London Fashion Week wouldn’t run at all. At last year’s edition of the event, representatives from this usually invisible workforce made an appearance, demonstrating…

The increase in medical graduates means there’s not enough internships to allow them to practice. So who is given priority and why?
Doctor image from www.shutterstock.com28 juillet 2013

“At the moment, we’ve got international graduates who are getting preference over Australian doctors in some states.” - Australian Medical Association president Steve Hambleton, National Press Club Address…

With stable jobs in short supply, what does the future hold for Australia’s young workers?
AAP9 janvier 2013

The term “precariat” conveys the idea that the old working class, the proletariat, has transmuted into a new social class where work and life are characterised by precariousness and risk. While the old…